cockatoo farmer
- noun
- Australian
:
criador de cacatúas
- The cockatoo farmer started his business with just two birds and now has hundreds.
Examples
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The cockatoo farmer sells birds to pet stores.
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Many cockatoo farmers attend the annual bird show.
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As a dedicated cockatoo farmer, she learns a lot about avian care and breeding.
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Many people are surprised at the amount of work involved in being a cockatoo farmer.
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As a dedicated cockatoo farmer, she learns a lot about avian care and breeding.
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Many people are surprised at the amount of work involved in being a cockatoo farmer.
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The cockatoo farmer started his business with just two birds and now has hundreds.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person who grows crops or raises animals on a farm
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3.1
A person who keeps animals as a job so they have babies
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9.9
A person who looks after, breeds, and sells domestic birds like chickens and ducks
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3.7
A person who raises farm animals to sell or for food
A person who keeps and breeds animals like cows and sheep for meat or milk
A farmer who raises animals like cattle or sheep for food and milk
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase’s meaning is directly and transparently derived from its parts: 'cockatoo' (a type of parrot) + 'farmer' (a person who raises or manages animals/plants), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer a person who raises or breeds cockatoos. This noun‑noun composition follows common compounding patterns found across languages, making the sense predictable rather than idiomatic.
Etymology
The compound noun cockatoo farmer comes from the plain image of a cockatoo, the crested parrot, and a farmer, someone who keeps animals. Imagine a person feeding many cockatoos, helping eggs hatch and selling young birds, so it means 'a person who raises or breeds cockatoos'.